Carton or box for cigarettes and the like



1933' s. N. H PHILLIPS 1,892,807

CARTON OR BOX FOR OIGARETTES AND THE LIKE Filed Jan. 27, 1932 Patented Jan. 3, 1933 UNITED STATES STEPHEN NOEL HAMILTON PHILLIPS, or Lennon, ENGLAND CARTON on BOX non creannrrns Ann 'riin Linn,

Application filed January 27, 1932, Serial No. 589,255, and in Great'hr'itain January 29, 1931.

This invention relates to cartons or boxes, particularly for cigarettes and cigars, of-the kind associated with a cardboard flap slit longitudinally to constitute narrow strips,

the free ends of which are tipped with a composition that may be ignited by friction upon a suitable striking surface, such a flap being The present invention has for one of its objects to provide an improved construction of such a carton, case or box, hereinafter referred to generally as a case, so arranged removed for use than heretofore.

According to the invention, there is provided the combination of a case for contain-' ing goods, such as cigarettes, a strip of matches slidable out of and into the case, and resilient meansanchoring the strip to the 0 case and serving to return the strip into and elastically retain it in the case after it has been removed therefrom for using a match. Consequently, a smoker taking a cigarette from the case need never lack a match as there may be as many matches as there are ciga rettes packed in the case.

According to a feature of the invention,

the case comprises two compartments, whereof one serves to contain the goods, such as cigarettes, and the second constitutes a receptacle out of and into which the strip of matches is slidable. These two compartments may be of different sizes separated by a partition wall, and a container such as a box holding the goods, such as cigarettes, may be slidable out of and into the larger compartment.

According to a further feature of the invention, the resilient means, for example, in the form of an elastic cord, has one end attached to the case at or towards one end thereof, and its other end to the corresponding end of the strip of matches, for the purpose of causing the matches to be retracted completely into the carton after they have been Withdrawn therefrom for using a match.

Other features of the invention will be described hereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

One embodiment of the invention is diagrammatically illustrated byway of example in'fth'e accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Figure 2 is a like View showing the same openin its position of use hereinafter referred to as a strip of matches. E?

and 1 i Figure 4 is a plan view of ablank for use in erecting the carton shown in Figures 1 to 3. that the matches can be more conveniently Like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views.

compartmentltl open at'both ends. A box "body 18for containing cigarettes and con- SbIUCtQCl HI any-convenient manner, is slidable endwise in the larger compartment.

The smaller compartment- 14 constitutes a receptacle "for inatchesQOin the form of a strip mounted in known manner on'a backing 22 of cardboard, which also carries at one end 23 a suitable striking surface 24 for the matches. Two elastic cords 26 are attached to the end 23 of the backing and also by staples 27 to one end of the match compartment. provided near the latter end of the match compartment on the outer wall thereof, against which the strip of matches normally bears. The other end of the backing 22 has a lug 32 lying outside the carton.

The carton 10 may be erected from a blank 34 of cardboard, strawboard or the like shown in Figure 4 having sections lying in the following order :attachment lap 36, partition wall 37, inner side wall 38, rear wall 39, side wall 40, front wall 41, and outer side wall with attachment lap 42.

When the lug 32 is pulled, the elastic cords enable the backing with the matches to be removed entirely from the carton and folded over about one edge of the latter so as to lie against an outer face of the carton, as shown in Figure 2, in which position it can be held by a thumb or finger, and a single match can be readily severed from the strip for use. On

A stop 28 secured by a staple 29 is releasing the backing from the pressure of a finger or thumb on it, it will fold about the end of the carton and snap back into the match receptacle under the pull of the elastic cords attached to it. The end of the wall 41 about which the backing folds may be reinforced by a strip of material 44, e. g. card, affixed to it.

The matches instead of being mounted in strip form on the backing, may be secured thereto in. any other convenient manner, for example, singly by an adhesive.

Various modifications may be made in the details of construction described above without departing from the invention. For example, a single elastic member 26 instead of two thereof may be used, which member may be in the form of an elastic band. Also, the described case may be made of metal instead of cardboard.

I claim:

1. A blank for use in erecting a case having two compartments, in combination with a strip of matches lying on a face of one section of the blank which will be within one of said compartments, and elastic means attaching said strip of matches to said section to permit of its removal from the case when erected.

2. A blank for use in erecting a case, in combination with a strip of matches lying on a face of one section of the blank which will be within the case, and elastic means attaching said strip of matches to said section to permit of its removal from the case when erected.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

STEPHEN NOEL HAMILTON PHILLIPS. 

